United States: Federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
The Federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a national policy - all decisions regarding eligibility and benefit levels are made at the national level and are uniform across the states. [More detail...]
National Participant & Spending Data
Participants
Number of recipients
| Number of recipients (tax filers)1 | 22.2 million tax filers (2005) |
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Spending
Total spending
| Total spending (federal)2 | $41.5 billion (2005) |
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Data Notes and Sources
Data on the Federal EITC were compiled by NCCP in May 2007.
- Figure includes claimants with and without qualifying children (data are preliminary); nationally, about 82% of claimants were tax filers with qualifying children (based on 2001 data).
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, The 2007 Earned Income Tax Credit Outreach Kit, http://www.cbpp.org (accessed June 14, 2007). - Figure includes spending on claimants with and without qualifying children (data are preliminary); nationally, about 98% of spending is for tax filers with qualifying children (based on 2001 data).
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, The 2007 Earned Income Tax Credit Outreach Kit, http://www.cbpp.org (accessed June 14, 2007).